The walk_hugetlb_range function in mm/pagewalk.c in the Linux kernel before 4.14.2 mishandles holes in hugetlb ranges, which allows local users to obtain sensitive information from uninitialized kernel memory via crafted use of the mincore() system call.
CVSS Details
- CVSS 3.0 Base Score: 5.5
- CVSS 3.0 Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N)
Covered by Rapid7
| Product | Vendor Advisory | Solution File | Added | Published |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amazon_linux | — | Upgrade kernel | Dec 22, 2017 | Nov 27, 2017 |
| Debian | — | Upgrade linux | Jul 30, 2024 | Nov 27, 2017 |
| Oracle_linux | — | Upgrade kernel-uek | May 16, 2018 | Nov 15, 2017 |
| Suse | — | Upgrade kernel-default-manUpgrade kernel-docsUpgrade kernel-defaultUpgrade kernel-obs-buildUpgrade kernel-default-extraUpgrade kernel-devel-azureUpgrade kernel-source-azureUpgrade kernel-azure-base | Dec 20, 2017 | Nov 27, 2017 |
| Ubuntu | — | Upgrade linux-image-4.4.0-1086-raspi2Upgrade linux-image-powerpc-e500mcUpgrade linux-image-genericUpgrade linux-image-oemUpgrade linux-image-4.4.0-119-lowlatencyUpgrade linux-image-4.13.0-1022-oemUpgrade linux-image-azureUpgrade linux-image-lowlatency-hwe-16.04Upgrade linux-image-generic-lpaeUpgrade linux-image-4.4.0-119-powerpc64-embUpgrade linux-image-4.4.0-1016-awsUpgrade linux-image-4.4.0-119-powerpc-e500mcUpgrade linux-image-powerpc-smp-lts-xenialUpgrade linux-image-lowlatencyUpgrade linux-image-generic-lts-xenialUpgrade linux-image-4.4.0-1088-snapdragonUpgrade linux-image-4.13.0-1016-raspi2Upgrade linux-image-4.4.0-1054-awsUpgrade linux-image-4.13.0-38-generic-lpaeUpgrade linux-image-gkeUpgrade linux-image-4.13.0-38-lowlatencyUpgrade linux-image-powerpc-smpUpgrade linux-image-4.4.0-119-powerpc-smpUpgrade linux-image-4.4.0-119-powerpc64-smpUpgrade linux-image-awsUpgrade linux-image-powerpc64-smp-lts-xenialUpgrade linux-image-generic-lpae-hwe-16.04Upgrade linux-image-generic-hwe-16.04Upgrade linux-image-powerpc64-embUpgrade linux-image-kvmUpgrade linux-image-snapdragonUpgrade linux-image-lowlatency-lts-xenialUpgrade linux-image-4.13.0-1014-azureUpgrade linux-image-generic-lpae-lts-xenialUpgrade linux-image-4.4.0-1020-kvmUpgrade linux-image-powerpc-e500mc-lts-xenialUpgrade linux-image-powerpc64-smpUpgrade linux-image-powerpc64-emb-lts-xenialUpgrade linux-image-gcpUpgrade linux-image-4.13.0-38-genericUpgrade linux-image-4.4.0-119-genericUpgrade linux-image-raspi2Upgrade linux-image-4.4.0-119-generic-lpaeUpgrade linux-image-4.13.0-1012-gcp | Apr 25, 2018 | Nov 27, 2017 |
| Vmware Photon_os | — | Use 'tdnf update' to upgrade all packages to the latest version. | Jan 20, 2025 | Nov 27, 2017 |
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